Country Names:
Long form: Republic of Indonesia
Short form: Indonesia
Local long form: Republik Indonesia
Local short form: Indonesia
Former Names: Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies

Languages: Bahasa Indonesia ( a form of Malay ), English, Dutch

Flag Description
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors derive from the banner of the Majapahit Empire of the 13th-15th centuries; red symbolizes courage, white represents purity